SOME OF THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS Of the Plan include:

All Fijians to have access to clean and safe drinking water in adequate quantities by 2031. Government plans a major push to increase accessibility to 92 per cent of the population from the current 78 per cent in the next five years. All Fijians have access to electricity by 2021, with the renewable share of electricity generation reaching almost 100 per cent by 2030. In the next 5 years, Government plans to have three major hydro projects to boost renewable electricity supply on our largest island, Viti Levu, which is home to 70 per cent of Fiji’s population. Fiji has a strategy to provide Fijians with affordable and adequate housing. It includes need to improve the skills of our rural carpenters through focused training programmes to enable them to build back better. Funding will be increased towards agriculture research into crop varieties that are more resilient, and extension training to ensure our farming practices are equipped to adapt to changing weather patterns and climate change. This is targeted to improve our food security through the promotion of organic farming and increase production of traditional crops under programmes for niche agricultural and fisheries products. Have 1 doctor per 1000 Fijians by 2021. All of Fiji to have access to wired and wireless network coverage, with increased broadband capacity by 2021 Priority will be given to develop the skills of our poorest and most vulnerable Fijians in order to help them graduate out of poverty. Government will also give young Fijians the preparation they need to work in a modern economy, ensuring that they can take the quality jobs that are created. One of the many visionary outcomes of the Plan is the drive to achieve a four-fold increase in GDP per capita by 2036 from the current GDP per capita of $10,000 to $40,000. This is based on the assumptions of sustained annual real GDP growth averaging 4 to 5 per cent per annum, investment levels of 25 per cent of GDP and an annual inflation target of 2 to 3 per cent. Fiji also plans to reduce Government debt to 35 per cent of GDP by 2036, freeing up fiscal space to undertake targeted investments. This will help to create more jobs and reduce unemployment to below 4 per cent.